F*Bomb’s 200th Show this Friday!
F*Bomb is a loose collective of musicians, rockers, in the NY metro area that have been coming together for the better part of ten plus years now celebrating acts, ranging from Joe Jackson to Aerosmith...
Patreon, Drones, and too much coffee?
I was in one of those manic moods this Sunday morning. Typically resulting in an essay, but I needed to be somewhere else. At some point, I will need to explore the topic of obligation,...
A Show I should get up, and go see. . .
I have gotten too comfortable sitting at hime doing nothing. There is a large dose of that going on here. It would do the heart and soul well to get down, get out. That said,...
The Wild West is back
This site has basically been down for the past three years. Just life has intruded. I am getting older. Dealing with an aging parent. The ups and downs of work. Fatigue. The music scene of...
Ten Years – From Roger the Engineer to Presence
In 1966 the Yardbirds released their 2nd proper studio album, “Roger the Engineer”. It is of a different era. There are moments where it shines but in general it is an early 1960s rock ‘n’...
The Best Artist – a creative lifetime with Rene I.a.t.b.a Moncada
When I was 17 years old, I was in a band project called “Kamikaze Kitty & The Attack Kats” – a three-girl, goddess-based band hell bent on using iconic, alchemical and sexually charged energy to...
Still Hits the Spot. . .
Saturday morning run to the cafe over in Pleasantville, and once again it is Bernie Tormé’s Electric Gypsies Album. Released way back in 1983? Still a perfect way to start the morning. Still one of...
Drive
I pondered briefly what to title this. How about “Drive”. It is after all the name of the song, but it is so much more. It is a song / video about getting to a...
An Interview with John Adams (Part One)
Back in January I caught up with John Adams, aka John Law, who some of you might remember from Banana Fish Zero, the X’s, and the Statues of Law. I know I caught his shows...
A Conversation with Jim Mastro. . .
Every article I do, I ask myself who to write about that genuinely interests me as an artist? For this installment of ‘Dawson’s Pick’ I am so thrilled to bring you a man I consider...